<?php
/**
 * Smarty plugin
 *
 * @package Smarty
 * @subpackage PluginsModifier
 */

/**
 * Smarty truncate modifier plugin
 * 
 * Type:     modifier<br>
 * Name:     truncate<br>
 * Purpose:  Truncate a string to a certain length if necessary,
 * optionally splitting in the middle of a word, and
 * appending the $etc string or inserting $etc into the middle.
 * 
 * @link http://smarty.php.net/manual/en/language.modifier.truncate.php truncate (Smarty online manual)
 * @author Monte Ohrt <monte at ohrt dot com> 
 * @param string  $string      input string
 * @param integer $length      length of truncated text
 * @param string  $etc         end string
 * @param boolean $break_words truncate at word boundary
 * @param boolean $middle      truncate in the middle of text
 * @return string truncated string
 */
function smarty_modifier_cntruncate($string, $length = 80, $start=0,$etc = '...', $break_words = false, $middle = false)
{
    if (empty($string)) {
        return $string;
    }
    
    return mb_substr($string, $start, $length);

     //  return $string;
}

?>